Longmont police investigating fatal hit-and-run crash on Main Street

Two cars left scene; victim not yet identified

LONGMONT -- A man who is younger than 21 was killed in a hit-and-run crash at about 10:10 p.m. Monday on the 2200 block of North Main Street, according to police.

Police were called at about 10 p.m. for a fight that was moving through the area, according to police Cmdr. Jeff Satur.

The victim was running from the fight when he was hit by a car on the southbound lanes of Main Street, Satur said.

An officer at the scene immediately called for an ambulance, reporting that the victim had suffered "massive head trauma." That call was made at 10:10 p.m.

"The car that hit the person left the scene," Satur said.

An ambulance took the victim to Longmont United Hospital. Left on the street, at the scene of the crash, were the victim's two white tennis shoes and red Chicago Bulls cap.

Longmont police investigate a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Monday on the 2200 block of North Main Street.
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About 50 feet south of that scene sat a white Toyota sedan with heavy front-end damage on the driver's side. That car, however did not hit the victim, according to Satur; rather, it hit one of the cars that was leaving the scene, one of which hit the person, he said.

Although officers initially said they were looking for a red Impala, Satur said it's not clear if that car hit the person. Police also were looking for a gray van.

Additional officers were called to the scene and to Longmont United Hospital to interview witnesses, as the crash was still under investigation as of 11:30 p.m.

The southbound lanes of Main Street were closed between 23rd and 22nd avenues; Satur expected they would be closed until at least 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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